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Roadbuilding
FDOT re-calculates yellow light duration to increase safety
Following a bit of controversy over the yellow light durations at red light cameras in Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation has announced that it will re-calculate the amount of time yellow lights are active, according to The Florida Times-Union. FDOT plans to add four-tenths of a second to select red lights in the state. […]
June 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
CDOT “Slow for the Cone Zone” ads depict kids as construction workers
In many states, road construction season is in full swing. And with the start of summer, more travelers are taking to the roads. It’s around this time each year that state DOTs and construction safety advocates start ramping up reminders to stay safe in road construction zones, and those reminders often include a “do” and […]
June 12, 2013
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Roadbuilding
The Family Gasoline Bill: Scarcity trumps efficiency
Americans spend a relatively small part of their income on gasoline. But it’s unlikely to get any smaller. It was just a bit less than 4 percent of income before taxes in 2012, the highest in nearly three decades. Consider that the percentage has remained fairly near this number for some years, and that the […]
June 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
Gas Tax 101: 1932 – 2013
We talk gas tax all day long in this industry. We hear arguments that it should increase (I make many of them) or that it should remain where it is (largely because it would be political suicide to raise it). But this Forbes piece is a short, succinct summary of the Federal gas tax from […]
June 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
I-5 bridge expected to reopen in mid-June
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced Monday that it plans to have the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge temporary span open sometime next week. The bridge has been closed since a portion of it collapsed into the Skagit River last month when a large truck struck a steel support. Crews working for WSDOT have […]
June 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Transportation Committee approves Foxx nomination
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Monday unanimously approved the nomination of Anthony Foxx for Secretary of Transportation. At the committee’s business meeting, where it considered Foxx for the USDOT position and Penny Pritzker as Secretary of Commerce, Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) urged his colleagues to move quickly with the approval […]
June 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
National diesel prices continue to decrease
On-highway diesel fuel prices decreased in all regions of the United States this week, our sister site, Aggregates Manager reported. West Coast less California experienced the sharpest decline, with diesel costs dropping $0.029 per gallon since last week and $0.032 per gallon compared to a year ago. National diesel costs continued to decline this week. […]
June 11, 2013
Roadbuilding
States combat low gas tax revenues with hybrid-, electric-vehicle fees
In an attempt to battle lost taxes due to increased hybrid and electric car use, six states are working to create laws to tax fuel-efficient vehicles, Automotive News and Bloomberg reported. Electric and hybrid car sales have continuously risen in the last decade, while state and local gas tax revenues have fallen. In fact, inflation-adjusted […]
June 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
WSDOT seeks $70.2 million in TIGER V grants for Puget Sound area projects
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) last week submitted three applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for $70.2 million in federal funding for projects in the Puget Sound area. If selected, the proposed projects, located in Pierce and King, Skagit and Snohomish counties, would receive a portion of the $474 million in […]
June 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD to cease LA Swift operations
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced that its primarily federally-funded bus service between New Orleans and Baton Rouge will cease operations on June 30. The program, known as LA Swift, was created in 2005 as a temporary option to help citizens who were affected by Hurricane Katrina to travel between the […]
June 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Transportation Committee considers Foxx nomination
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is scheduled to meet today to consider the nomination of Anthony Foxx for Secretary of Transportation. Senator John Thune (R-SD), ranking member of the committee, issued a statement last week announcing the committee’s business meeting. “I appreciate Mayor Foxx’s willingness to serve as our next Transportation Secretary […]
June 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss I-5 bridge collapse
The Senate Committee on Appropriations during a hearing on Thursday will discuss the Interstate 5 bridge collapse that occurred in Washington State last month, according to AASHTO Journal. The hearing, “Crumbling Infrastructure: Examining the Challenges of our Outdated and Overburdened Highways and Bridges,” will look at the bridge collapse in the context of the overall […]
June 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
California attorney general sues to block toll road extension
California Attorney General Kamala Harris sued last month to stop the $200 million extension of a toll road in Orange County, Southern California Public Radio reported. Harris’ suit to block a 5.5-mile extension of State Route 241 is claims the Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency  violated state environmental law when it approved the project because, according […]
June 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington airport launches bee-saving program
Sea-Tac Airport in Washington State has launched a new program to help honey bees repopulate, according to KOMO News. The program places a dozen hives in the far corners of the runways of the airport, which has 853 daily flights. Bob Redmond, who is spearheading the program, said the bees don’t pose any threat to […]
June 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Canada’s Deh Cho Bridge wins 2013 IBC award
The Deh Cho Bridge in Canada, one of the world’s longest, continuous superstructures, received the Gustav Lindenthal Medal at the 2013 International Bridge Conference (IBC). The annual award, sponsored by Bayer MaterialScience LLC, recognizes recent outstanding achievements in bridge engineering. The bridge that receives the medal must demonstrate technical and material innovation and success, as […]
June 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
CDOT commissioner named chair of Northeast Corridor Commission
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker has been named the chair of the Northeast Corridor Commission. The NEC Commission, officially known as the Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission, was created by Congress to create and implement a long-term investment strategy for the Northeast Corridor. Members of the NEC Commission include members […]
June 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
The pros and cons of transportation funding options
Following transportation funding discussions at this week’s Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In in Washington, D.C., Politico has reported the pros and cons of the four most popular money-raising options. Lawmakers at the Fly-In discussed four main options for funding infrastructure projects: implement a higher gas tax, enforce a vehicle-miles-traveled fee, expand oil and gas drilling […]
June 6, 2013
Roadbuilding
USDOT, DHS team up to prevent human trafficking
Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan, along with Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson and JetBlue Airways Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Associate General Counsel Robert Land, today announced a new partnership to combat human trafficking. Under the partnership, […]
June 6, 2013
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